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Olivia remembers her trip to the circus

very well. The performers were out

sick, so she had to do everythmg.

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• rode on a unicycle

• jumped on a trampoline

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Before school, Olivia likes to make pancakes for her new
little brother, William, and her old little brother, Ian.
Beep, beep — coming through.
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Today is Olivias turn to tell

the class about her vacation^

Olivia always blossoms in

front of an audience.
''One day my mother took Ian and me to the circus/' she begins,

''Wilham couldn t come because he still has to nap.

This is a big help to her mother.
After a nice breakfast, it s time to get dressed.

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'But when we got there, all the circus people were out sick with
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''And thats how I saved the circus.

And now I am famous.

"Then one time mv dad took me sailmg The End."
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 It s bedtime, but of course Olivias not at all sleepy.

''Good night/' says her mother.

''Good night, Mommy,'' says Olivia.
"Close your eyes."

"They are closed."

"Then go to sleep."

1 am asleep.

"And remember, no jumping."

"Okay, Mommy."
 'How was school today, darling?''

^,^' Olivias mother asks as usuaL

^-^^-Ly 'Tine/' says Olivia,

''What did you do?" asks her mother.

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''Was that true?'' Olivias teacher asks

''Pretty true/' says Olivia.

"All true?"

"Pretty all true/'

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To the best of my recollection."

Gracefully, Olivia heads home.
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To my mother, who always, for better or for worse, encouraged me

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Cop)Tight © 2001 by Ian Falconer
All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.

Book design bv Ann Bobco

The text of this book is set in Centaur.

The illustrations are rendered in charcoal and gouache on paper.

The poster in Olivia's room is actually a photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt, reprinted courtesy of
the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Digital Archives, located in Hyde Park, New ^brk.
Pnnted in the United States of Amcnca
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Librar)- of Congress Catalogmg-m-Publication Data
Falconer, Ian.

Olivia saves the circus / wxitten and illustrated bv Ian Falconer.

p. cm.

"An Anne Schwartz book."

Summary" At school, Olivia tells about her summer vacation and how.

when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day,

becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, the Flying Olivia, and more.
ISBN 0-689-82954-X
[1. Pigs — Fiction. 2. Circus — Fiction. 3. Schools — Fiction. 1. Title.

PZ7.FI865 Om 2001
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 Everyone loves Olivia!

2001 Caldecott Honor Book

2001 Book Sense Book of the Year Award

New York Times Bestseller

USA Today Bestseller

Los Angeles Times Bestseller

School Library Journal Best Book of 2000

Child Magazine Best Book of 2000

2000 Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner

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